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NINCIS ASENCIO
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NINCIS ASENCIO

Austin,TX

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Masters of Science in Project Management

Strategic Engagement & Project Management professional with proven success in driving complex, enterprise-level programs through strategic risk mitigation and transparent stakeholder reporting, and measurable client impact. Proven change agent who excels at turning chaotic requirements into streamlined, value-driven solutions to optimize project governance and team autonomy. Native speaker of Spanish.

Program Manager I Change Agent I Master Organizer I Transformer of Processes and Culture I Ninja at Turning Chaos into Calm and Elevating Teams to Maximize their Potential I Fluent in Spanish & Emotional Intelligence

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
1
1

Advance Certified Scrum Master

Work History

Consultant

Straight Arrow Consulting
Remote
03.2025 - 10.2025

Highlights: VantagePoint & Deltek Software Development

  • Optimized project performance for VantagePoint and Deltek software development by identifying suboptimal workflows and proposing actionable, data-driven solutions.
  • Strengthened client relations through proactive communication and regular check-ins, ensuring 100% alignment between technical deliverables and business goals.
  • Liaised between technical teams and sales to translate customer requirements into scalable project solutions.

Technical Program Manager & Scrum Master

STATE STREET CORP.
Remote
01.2024 - 07.2024

Highlights: IT Asset Management Program, PMO Governance Process & Template Setup

  • Streamlined & accelerated audit closure by executing all planning phase tasks for an Enterprise IT Asset Management Program under an aggressive regulatory timeline.
  • Standardized PMO Governance by establishing new methodologies and reporting templates, improving transparency across IT, Finance, Legal, Risk & Compliance teams.
  • Facilitated high-stakes brainstorming sessions with vendors and senior leadership to drive accountability and cross-functional consensus.

Critical Systems Engineering TPM & Scrum Master

STATE STREET CORP.
Remote
11.2021 - 01.2024

Highlights: Cyber Vault Implementation, Audit Efforts Pipeline Plan, and Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives

  • Led the end-to-end delivery of the Vault program, unifying global teams and external vendors to execute a global release aligned with rigorous engineering benchmarks and corporate objectives.
  • Develop program plans, critical path, milestones, RACI, and managed procurement activities. Engineered risk mitigation strategies and key metrics for program dashboards, successfully managing reporting across 1st, 2nd, & 3rd lines of defense to drive audit findings to closure.
  • Cultivated senior-level partnerships across Technology & Business units, facilitating cross-functional collaboration to align complex business requirements with project scope, budget, and delivery timelines to avoid conflicts.

Cloud Security TPM & Scrum Master

WALMART INC.
Remote
12.2020 - 11.2021

Highlights: Sprint Planning, Cyber Policy Engineering & EOL Servers Decommission

  • Achieved 100% scope adherence for Azure Policy alignment through strategic collaboration with Microsoft and internal dev teams.
  • Accelerated compliance goals by directing EOL server decommissioning and cyber policy engineering projects.
  • Optimized Agile delivery by facilitating backlog refinement, removing blockers, and tracking Sprint metrics to ensure security-critical milestones were met.

Cyber Security Program Manager U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

LEIDOS INC.
Austin, TX
09.2019 - 12.2020

Highlights: Enterprise Vulnerability Program & PMO Governance.

  • Established and led the Enterprise Vulnerability PMO, directing a team of 3 project managers to develop scalable delivery models that transformed suboptimal workflows into high-performance security initiatives.
  • Institutionalized enterprise governance by aligning vulnerability program tasks with EVMS objectives, driving a significant increase in reporting precision and stakeholder accountability.

Cloud Security TPM & Scrum Master

STATE STREET CORP
Austin, TX
09.2018 - 09.2019

Highlights: Cloud Security & Compliance & Cloud Operations, Scrum Master for SRE & DevOps Teams

  • Resolved complex stakeholder conflicts, aligning diverse departmental goals to meet aggressive Cloud Security and Compliance targets.
  • Optimized Cloud Compliance transparency by designing goal-visibility schedules and owning all project dashboards for accurate PMO reporting.
  • Drove organizational efficiency by engineering process improvements for both Waterfall & Agile workstreams, resulting in streamlined project lifecycles and significantly increasing team autonomy & communication effectiveness.

Information Security Program Manager

CITY OF HOPE
Irwindale, CA
05.2017 - 07.2018

Highlights: Payment Card Industry (PCI) Program & IT Asset Management Program

  • Directed InfoSec programs and established high-efficiency reporting protocols for senior leadership.
  • Boosted executive confidence by aligning operational reporting with CTO requirements to highlight vulnerability remediation success.
  • Secured stakeholder consensus on the InfoSec roadmap, aligning multi-component security goals with enterprise strategy.
  • Led the recovery of a high-risk PCI project, designing a turnaround roadmap that achieved all Legal, Risk and Compliance & audit objectives.

Enterprise Information Security, Senior Project Manager

MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
Monterey Park, CA
09.2016 - 05.2017

Highlights: Penetration Tests, & PKI Certificate Authority

  • Spearheaded enterprise program planning, defining strategic roadmaps and cross-functional delivery targets.
  • Ensured 100% project compliance by navigating rigorous PMO governance and complex enterprise management standards.

Cloud Technology/Program Manager

STATE STREET CORP.
Quincy, MA
05.2013 - 09.2016

Highlights: Business Apps Migration to Cloud, Hardware & Software Upgrade Security Portfolio

  • Engineered change management framework to successfully transition 250 business applications to a private cloud.
  • Facilitated daily cross-functional task forces, resolving immediate impediments to ensure seamless project continuity.

Education

MS in Project Management -

Northeastern University
Boston, MA
05-2011

Bachelor of Arts -

University of Massachusetts
Boston
08-2002

Skills

  • Project Management Tools: Jira, Confluence, Wrike, MS Project, PPM Tool, Primavera
  • Engagement Management: managed past projects as a consultant via Randstad Technologies (Walmart, Inc), Leidos (US Veterans Affairs) & TekSystems (State Street Corp, 2013)
  • AI & Productivity: AI Automated tools for professional communication and documentation
  • Methodologies: Agile, Scrum (A-CSM, CSP-SM) & Waterfall (Masters in Project Management accredited by PMI)
  • Project Governance: Scope, Budget & Risk Management
  • Strategic Leadership: Vendor Management, Stakeholder Engagement & Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Technical Ecosystems: Cloud, IT Infrastructure, IT Asset Management, CyberSecurity & Information Security
  • Data Awareness: SQLite

Affiliations

  • Scrum Alliance
  • Project Management Institute
  • ALPFA Austin

Certification

Certified Scrum Professional Scrum Master (CSP-SM)

Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM)

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

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Timeline

Consultant

Straight Arrow Consulting
03.2025 - 10.2025

Technical Program Manager & Scrum Master

STATE STREET CORP.
01.2024 - 07.2024

Critical Systems Engineering TPM & Scrum Master

STATE STREET CORP.
11.2021 - 01.2024

Cloud Security TPM & Scrum Master

WALMART INC.
12.2020 - 11.2021

Cyber Security Program Manager U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

LEIDOS INC.
09.2019 - 12.2020

Cloud Security TPM & Scrum Master

STATE STREET CORP
09.2018 - 09.2019

Information Security Program Manager

CITY OF HOPE
05.2017 - 07.2018

Enterprise Information Security, Senior Project Manager

MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
09.2016 - 05.2017

Cloud Technology/Program Manager

STATE STREET CORP.
05.2013 - 09.2016

MS in Project Management -

Northeastern University

Bachelor of Arts -

University of Massachusetts